Gather the lilies...

There's a girl, here at work, that I fancy, a bit. I've liked her for a while now but I've never gone out with her socially or even asked her out.

She just told me that tomorrow is her last day here.

I expressed to her that I was sorry to see her go. But I still didn't ask her out. I was thinking to myself, I wish I'd asked you out a month ago. With enough time between then and now, maybe her leaving wouldn't bring such certainty that I won't ever see her again.

But I didn't. And now I know that when she's gone, she's really gone.

So, I just let her go, without saying or doing anything about it.

If I could offer one bit of advice to you, Gentle Readers, it would be this... "Gather the lilies while you still may. Embrace opportunity. Say "yes" to whatever is offered to you and ask for the things that you want. Try everything. That's the key to a life lived well."

Do not let the pretty girls in your life go without asking them out.

Cheers,
Mr.B